Letters, 1890-1909.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Dwight, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1846-1917.

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Marble, Annie Russell, 1864-1936

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Mrs. Annie Russell Marble (1864-1936), of Worcester, Mass., author, teacher, lecturer, and civic leader, was also literary critic, and book editor for the Worcester Telegram from 1920 to 1929. Among her publications are Women Who Came on the Mayflower (1920) and Isaiah Thomas; From 'Prentice to Patron (1935). From the description of Correspondence, 1888-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207152863 ...

Farrar, Edward R.

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